German thyssenkrupp selected as technology provider for US blue ammonia plant

Mark Milam

15-Dec-2022

HOUSTON (ICIS)–German firm thyssenkrupp Uhde announced it has been selected as technology provider for the US blue ammonia plant being built by fertilizer producer CF Industries and ammonia marketer Mitsui.

The export-oriented greenfield facility will be a joint venture between CF and Mitsui and will be located in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It is set to produce blue ammonia by leveraging carbon capture and sequestration processes to reduce carbon emissions by more than 60% compared to conventional ammonia.

The company said demand for blue ammonia is expected to grow significantly as a decarbonized energy source, both for its hydrogen content and as a fuel or feedstock itself, and as a first project step thyssenkrupp Uhde will conduct a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study.

CF and Mitsui had previously signed a joint development agreement that provides the framework for the FEED study. The two firms are expected to make a final investment decision on the proposed facility in the second half of 2023.

In addition, CF acquired land during the third quarter of 2022 in Louisiana where the proposed facility would be constructed should the companies agree to move forward with it anticipated that construction and commissioning could take approximately four years.

The company noted that thyssenkrupp Uhde has realised several projects for CF, and both parties can look back on decades of successful cooperation including work in 2016 on major production units in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, as well as new ammonia and urea units in Port Neal, Iowa.

“We are proud to be chosen once more by our long-term customer to take another big step towards more environmental friendliness. The market clearly moves towards clean ammonia, for energy as well as for fertilizers. Reducing emissions wherever possible is the need of the hour, and we have the solutions and the cross-industry integration competencies,” said Cord Landsmann, thyssenkrupp Uhde CEO.

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